# ris

Connects AI clients directly to Austria's official RIS legal database without API tokens. Retrieves federal statutes, state regulations, and court rulings.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 19
- Author: Honeyfield-Org
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/ris

## What it does

This server exposes Austria's Rechtsinformationssystem through its official Open Government Data API v2.6. It provides thirteen dedicated tools for searching federal statutes like ABGB alongside provincial legislation across all nine states. Queries run against public endpoints without credentials.

The implementation covers sixteen court jurisdictions, including the Supreme and Constitutional Courts. Long texts stream section by section via `ris_dokument_abschnitt` using character offsets so the context window remains clean. Node.js version 20.19.0 or higher must be present locally for `npx` execution.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add ris -- npx -y ris-mcp-ts
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add ris -- npx -y ris-mcp-ts
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ris": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "ris-mcp-ts"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ris": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "ris-mcp-ts"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add ris npx -y ris-mcp-ts
```

## When to use it
- retrieve clauses from Austrian civil or criminal statutes
- look up rulings from the Constitutional or Supreme Court
- fetch regional laws across any of the nine provinces
- inspect legislative amendments and document revision history

## Example prompts
- Find Austrian Constitutional Court rulings regarding freedom of expression
- Show section 1295 of the Austrian Civil Code ABGB
- Check the regional building regulations for Salzburg

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